Banging head on things?!!

Hello all! Sorry I haven't done anything but lurk but I spend most of my time over on the Aug 11 boards ;)

My son has for the last week or two been banging his head on the floor when frustrated. It doesn't matter if it is carpet or wood floor, sometimes it is the couch, when I am lucky. I am worrying if this is normal. I assume it is but I am afraid he is going to hurt himself. He is noticing that it hurts him. At first I assumed the pain would make him realize that he shouldn't do that because it will hurt, but he is still doing it after almost two weeks so...I guess not. Any advise?

Hello all! Sorry I haven't done anything but lurk but I spend most of my time over on the Aug 11 boards ;)

My son has for the last week or two been banging his head on the floor when frustrated. It doesn't matter if it is carpet or wood floor, sometimes it is the couch, when I am lucky. I am worrying if this is normal. I assume it is but I am afraid he is going to hurt himself. He is noticing that it hurts him. At first I assumed the pain would make him realize that he shouldn't do that because it will hurt, but he is still doing it after almost two weeks so...I guess not. Any advise?

Hi :)I know this board is super slow now-a-days... everyone is over on FB. Are you on FB? Add me if you want, we have a group over there so we can chat all the time.

As for the banging the head - yeah it's normal. All of my older kids did it (3 of them) and now my 2 yr old (almost) does it too. All of my kids had tempers. One of them actually would hold his breath until he passed out. Crazy!

Hi :)I know this board is super slow now-a-days... everyone is over on FB. Are you on FB? Add me if you want, we have a group over there so we can chat all the time.

As for the banging the head - yeah it's normal. All of my older kids did it (3 of them) and now my 2 yr old (almost) does it too. All of my kids had tempers. One of them actually would hold his breath until he passed out. Crazy!

Has your LO stopped his head bonking? If not it might be a way for your LO to relieve stress from being angry. I would try and redirect his behavior to a different way of dealing (stress balls work great). It is not a hugely unusual thing for kids to bump themselves to deal with stress, but it is not an acceptable way to deal with it especially if it becomes a habit.

Has your LO stopped his head bonking? If not it might be a way for your LO to relieve stress from being angry. I would try and redirect his behavior to a different way of dealing (stress balls work great). It is not a hugely unusual thing for kids to bump themselves to deal with stress, but it is not an acceptable way to deal with it especially if it becomes a habit.

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